Prolactinoma Support Group

A prolactinoma is a benign tumor of the pituitary gland that produces a hormone called prolactin. It is the most common type of pituitary tumor. Symptoms of prolactinoma are caused by too much prolactin in the blood or by pressure of the tumor on surrounding tissues. Prolactin stimulates the breast to produce milk during pregnancy. After delivery of the baby, a mother's...

Dosage update and question

I have been feeling much better for the past couple of weeks! My endocrinologist cut my Cabergoline dose in half (from 1/2 a tablet twice a week to 1/2 a tablet once a week).

The worst side effect I'm now experiencing is a little sleepiness for four or five days after taking it. I think that perhaps I was overdosing before? Feeling much more chipper and still no breast discharge, so symptoms of the tumor itself are remaining low. I'm having a blood test in mid-November so that will tell the tale!

Now, a question for the ladies who are taking Cabergoline: did you have breast tenderness/lumpiness for a few days after taking the med? It seems to go away after about day 5 or 6. Before I started the med I had some discharge (white or turquoise), so I'm wondering if the it's just the Cabergoline doing its job...

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